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Snow covers a branch hanging over Watergate Way in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Update: District-wide schools and activities closure in effect Friday through Saturday, Jan. 16-17

All Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools and Kenai Peninsula College campuses are closed due to rain and…

Water pools alongside Big Eddy Road in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Update: Flood watch canceled for low-lying areas of Kenai River

A glacier dam near Skilak Lake may still release later this fall, the National Weather Service said.

A vehicle is surrounded by avalanche debris along the Seward Highway on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023 near Cooper Landing, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)

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Christmas Eve avalanche severs travel along Seward Highway

The road was closed for several hours

A photo taken from Skyline Drive at about 11:20 p.m. Saturday, July 15, 2023, shows vehicles evacuating from the Homer Spit after a tsunami warning was issued. The warning did not affect the Homer area, but sirens sounded anyway. The warning was later canceled. (Photo by Shannon Cefalu/courtesy)

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Tsunami alert, mixed messages trigger evacuation

Southwest earthquake lights up peninsula phones Saturday

Screenshot A map of updated marine zone boundaries, set to be put into effect on March 8.

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Weather Service to update marine zones for better forecasts and warnings

Changes are set to be implemented March 8.

Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion A City of Kenai grader moves snow from a roadway on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska.

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To close or not to close? Winter storms keep school district admin up at night

The district’s most recent snow day was on Dec. 12

A Ravn Airlines plane arrives in Anchorage to transport passengers to Kenai after more than two hours of delay on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Windy conditions delayed flights to and from the peninsula over the weekend. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)”

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Severe winds hammer Southcentral

The winds caused flight cancellations, power outages and local road closures

A great blue heron rests in Beluga Slough last week. Herons are more common on the south side of Kachemak Bay, but sometimes visit Homer.-photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, started on Sunday. Yes, it’s now year 5,776, a pretty respectable run…

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Farmers, state agencies keep eye on local flocks

Alaska flocks have not yet been stricken by the largest avian influenza outbreak to hit the poultry industry…

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Permanent Fund Corp. chief executive resigns

ANCHORAGE — The head of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. has resigned because of undisclosed health concerns. The…

A red truck is in the woods at the side of Diamond Ridge Road last Thursday morning after the driver missed the curve on snowy roads near Sheldon Drive. A woman in the truck said she was shaken up but not hurt and waited for help.-Photo by Michael Armstrong

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Homer’s Best Bets

When, oh when will our long seasonal nightmare end? Day after day, roaring blizzards have left maybe an…

A bald eagle strikes a distinguished pose while sitting on a light pole near the Homer Spit Trail on Tuesday afternoon. Although feeding eagles is banned in Homer, bird watchers and photographers can still see eagles on the Spit.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

The Betster always finds the Lower 48 response to a big East Coast blizzard amusing. If a winter…

This is one of the structures built by a community of Krishna Venta followers more than half a century ago. Addressing their dilapidated state is part of the Kachemak Heritage Conservation Area’s management plan for the future.-From the Helen Jackson collection at the Pratt Museums

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Krishna Venta Conservation Area: Protected for Perpetuity

While Homer talks about being open for business, expanding the harbor, upgrading streets and all the things that…